The week of July 13-19 is lined with macro releases, U.S. congressional hearings and several developments tied to the crypto sector. The headline items are June CPI on July 14, June PPI on July 15, and two appearances by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh before Congress.
July 13: Siiibo Securities plans Metaplanet rebrand
Japanese corporate bond issuance and purchasing platform operator Siiibo Securities said it plans to change its name to Metaplanet Securities Inc. from July 13, 2026, and formally join the Metaplanet Group.
The company said the name change still requires approval at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting. Siiibo Securities previously operated an online private bond issuance and purchasing platform for emerging companies and individual investors, and holds a Type I financial instruments business license in Japan.
July 14: CPI release, Warsh testimony and dormant Bitcoin wallet hearing
The U.S. is due to release June CPI and core CPI data at 20:30 Beijing time on July 14. According to the Odaily digest, market expectations point to a slight easing in inflation, with headline CPI seen at 3.9% and core CPI unchanged at 2.9%.
Later that day, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, or 22:00 Beijing time, in a hearing on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report. It will be his first appearance before Congress as chair.
Also on July 14, a New York court will hold a hearing over a key amicus brief in a case involving claims to 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets. New York Supreme Court Justice Kathy J. King signed an order pausing the ownership lawsuit.
The Block reported that the plaintiffs are a person using the pseudonym “Noah Doe” and two shell companies, which are seeking to claim the wallets under New York’s lost property law. Attorney Ian R. Cohen filed the amicus brief opposing that argument, saying the law applies to tangible property, while blockchain addresses remain visible to the public. If the original owners lost access because of a security breach, he argued, that would amount to passive loss of access rather than voluntary abandonment.
Forsage co-founder Olena Oblamska is also expected to enter the next phase of her U.S. case on July 14. She appeared in federal court and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice said she was accused of helping operate crypto investment platform Forsage and was extradited from Thailand last week. Prosecutors said Forsage presented itself as a smart contract-based investment project on Ethereum but in fact operated as a Ponzi and pyramid scheme involving about $340 million. The Block said jury trial is expected to begin on July 14, 2026. If convicted, she could face up to 20 years in federal prison.
Binance will also stop supporting deposits and withdrawals for VulcanForgedPYR (PYR) and Vanar (VANRY) through the Polygon network at 08:00 UTC on July 14, 2026, which is 16:00 Beijing time. The exchange said deposits sent through Polygon after that time will not be credited and may lead to asset losses. Users can still deposit or withdraw the two tokens through other networks supported by Binance.
July 15: PPI release and a second Warsh hearing
The U.S. will publish June PPI and core PPI data at 20:30 Beijing time on July 15.
Warsh is then scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at 22:00 Beijing time for another hearing on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report.
Jin10, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that foreign exchange transactions tied to SK Hynix’s U.S. listing are expected around July 15. SK Hynix launched its U.S. share offering on Monday, targeting 43 trillion won, or about $28.16 billion, and has secured subscription interest of as much as $7 billion from major investors.
July 15 is also the cutoff date for agent services from Doubao and Qwen. Doubao said in a notice that its agent feature will go offline on July 15, 2026. Users will no longer be able to create new agents, and previously created agents will no longer be callable or runnable. The company added that related data will be processed after July 15 and will no longer be viewable or recoverable inside Doubao. Qwen issued a similar notice, saying its agent function and related services will be terminated on the same date, after which users will lose access to relevant configurations and historical conversations.
July 16: Changxin Technology subscription opens
On July 9, Changxin Technology disclosed its STAR Market listing prospectus and preliminary inquiry announcement, formally starting its IPO process. The company said both offline and online subscription will take place on July 16, 2026.
July 17: CLARITY Act hearing, Gemini rumor and Satori shutdown
The Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee under the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a field hearing titled “How the CLARITY Act Unlocks Innovation.” It is set for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 17 in New York City.
Public details remain limited, including which individuals or companies will testify in support of the bill. The Odaily digest said a range of insiders are expected to back the case for digital asset regulation on consumer protection and innovation grounds.
Separately, tech blogger Leo said Google DeepMind is tentatively planning to launch Gemini 3.5 Pro on July 17. Another tech blogger, Astro Polo, said the model could support a 2 million-token context window, compared with 1 million tokens currently supported by Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Fable 5. The original item noted that these claims remain market rumors and have not been confirmed by OpenAI or Google DeepMind.
On-chain derivatives protocol Satori is also set to wind down operations, with its withdrawal and position-closing window due to close before July 17.
July 18-19: No major scheduled items listed
No additional major events were listed for July 18 or July 19 in the source digest.
Other events without a fixed date
Jin10, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the U.S. and Iran may hold a new round of talks next week, possibly in Switzerland. But another source close to Iran’s negotiating team said the claim was not true and denied reports that preparations for talks in Islamabad had been completed.
Odaily also said SK Hynix’s record U.S. listing is driving a fresh wave of leveraged products tied to the stock on Wall Street. Issuers including ProShares, Leverage Shares and Rex Shares are preparing 2x long SK Hynix ADR products, and some are also preparing inverse products. Based on information on issuers’ websites, at least six products are expected to launch next week.